Faces of the Farm

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Length: 27 minutes

This episode is a special edition of the award winning GreenWorks for Pennsylvania television program. "Faces of the Farm" brings you intimate portraits of three farming families in changing times. While we consider farming to be part of our national identity, two acres of farmland are now lost every minute to new housing developments. Small family farmers are being forced to make tough decisions as they deal with the effects of suburban sprawl, a pattern of land use spurred on by the booming economy and our changing lifestyles.

Produced by the Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania for the GreenWorks for Pennsylvania television program.

Links to Show Sections
Farms, Sprawl and the Environment
Family farm-losing a way of life?
Family farm-preserving a way of life?
The family farm-beating the odds
Environment for the People

LEARN MORE:
About suburban sprawl:
PA Governor's 21st Century Environment Commission

Pennsylvania Environmental Council

About farmland preservation:
Lancaster Farmland Trust

Wildlands Conservancy

American Farmland Trust